Labview exe with HTML reports

Hi,
I am building an exe of a program that use some simple VIs to generate an HTML report (so I didn't need Report Generation Toolkit);
in the build I found a lot of VIs included in 3 directories: NI_HTML, NI_Reports, NI_StandardReport....are all of them necessary??
Is there any way to avoid this? Shoudn't the RunTime engine include them?
I am using Labview 2009
thanks
CLD - Labview Certified Developer
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Although I've used the Report Generation Toolkit for some projects, I have avoided using it for those deployed as executables ever since the LVOOP transition caused the distribution to blow up. I'm looking for an html solution again for an executable. Is anyone aware of a third-party html LV tool that can create simple reports and doesn't require the Report Generation LVOOP bloat in a distribution?
Thanks,
DaveT
David Thomson Original Code Consulting
www.originalcode.com
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Certified LabVIEW Architect
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